Dream Team

What will the world's best Test XI look like ten years from now?

What will the world's best Test XI look like ten years from now?

We pick 11 under-25s who we think are destined for great things

20-May-2021•Sreshth Shah

Who did we pick in our current world XI to beat India at home?

Who did we pick in our current world XI to beat India at home?

Are Joe Root and Nathan Lyon unanimous picks? Would you really mull over James Anderson as much as our panel did?

20-Feb-2021•Sreshth Shah

Does Mohammad Ashraful make it to Bangladesh's greatest white-ball XI?

Does Mohammad Ashraful make it to Bangladesh's greatest white-ball XI?

And who opens with Tamim Iqbal? Our panelists discuss on the latest episode of Dream Team

14-Jan-2021•Sreshth Shah

Ashwin or Lyon? Hazlewood or Shami? Who makes it to our combined current Australia-India XI?

Ashwin or Lyon? Hazlewood or Shami? Who makes it to our combined current Australia-India XI?

And who opens with David Warner? Our panelists put their heads together to pick a powerhouse combined XI from the two sides

16-Dec-2020•Sreshth Shah

Who's in our retro T20 XI? Sobers, Richards, Bradman… oh, wait

Who's in our retro T20 XI? Sobers, Richards, Bradman… oh, wait

Our panel picks a team of 12 players who never played a T20 but would take to the format with ease

18-Oct-2020•Sreshth Shah

One out of Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Jasprit Bumrah doesn't make it to our best current IPL XI

One out of Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Jasprit Bumrah doesn't make it to our best current IPL XI

Also, is there room for AB de Villiers and David Warner?

09-Sep-2020•ESPNcricinfo staff

Who among Younis, Inzamam, Misbah and Yousuf makes it to Pakistan's greatest Test XI of the last 30 years?

Who among Younis, Inzamam, Misbah and Yousuf makes it to Pakistan's greatest Test XI of the last 30 years?

And who opens with Saeed Anwar? Our panelists discuss in the latest episode of Dream Team

03-Aug-2020•Sreshth Shah

Dhoni, Kohli, Ganguly or Kapil - who captains India's greatest ODI XI?

Dhoni, Kohli, Ganguly or Kapil - who captains India's greatest ODI XI?

And who opens with Tendulkar? Our panelists discuss in the latest episode of Dream Team

07-Jul-2020•Sreshth Shah

The ultimate Test XI to beat Steve Waugh's side in Australia

The ultimate Test XI to beat Steve Waugh's side in Australia

Our experts pick a team from the 1999-2004 period that could have challenged the unstoppable Aussies

19-Jun-2020•Sreshth Shah

Who will open with Rohit Sharma in our current world ODI XI?

Who will open with Rohit Sharma in our current world ODI XI?

Williamson v Babar Azam. Maxwell v Jadeja v Woakes - our panelists have to work out some tricky picks

29-May-2020•Sreshth Shah

It's our all-time T20 XI. Let the debates begin

It's our all-time T20 XI. Let the debates begin

With quicker scoring options available, does Virat Kohli make the cut? And how many allrounders can you squeeze into the XI?

15-May-2020•Sreshth Shah

Which players would make it to a current World Test XI?

Which players would make it to a current World Test XI?

Who do you pick from among the stellar middle-order players going around? Our in-house selection panel tackles that and other thorny questions

03-May-2020•Sreshth Shah

Who makes it to our Asian World Cup-winning dream team?

Who makes it to our Asian World Cup-winning dream team?

And how do we resolve the matter of who should be captain, and whether Imran Khan and Kapil Dev both deserve a place in the XI?

18-Apr-2020•Sreshth Shah

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